Bayezid was born in Edirne in 1360. His father was Murad I and
his mother was Gulcicek Sultana. Bayezid had a round face, light
complexion, ram nose, hazel eyes, blond hair, thick beard and large
shoulders. Because of his bravery, he was called as "Yildirim"(thunderbolt).
He spent his childhood with his brothers in the Bursa Palace. He
was educated by the famous scholars of the time. In his youth, he
was appointed as the governor of Kutahya province. Due to Sultan
Murad's (Murad I) testament, he crowned in 1389 at the age of 29.
He besieged Byzantine Emperor at Constantinople, then overcame the
Turkish rulers in E Anatolia and defeated the army of Sigismund
of Hungary at Nicopolis.In Serbia, Stefan Lazaroevic son of the
King Lazar crowned king. He came to Edirne for the peace treaty
and he gave his sister to Bayezid and with this marriage, Ottoman
- Serbian friendship was accomplished. Unfortunately, Bayezid, was
defeated in the Ankara War by Timur (the Mongolian Khan). Timur
slaved him and Bayezid died in seven months twelve days. His sultanate
took 13 very victorious years but ended very sadly. He wore clothes
of brocade with a white loose neck and his turban was coiled and
wound round a gold embroidered üsküf. He received a great amount
of money from taxation so that the treasury became very rich. Regular
pay was distributed to the soldiers for the first time during his
reign.